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Article L3221-5-1 of the French Public Health Code

In each health territory, the regional health agency organises a response system for psychiatric emergencies in conjunction with the emergency medical services, the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services, the national police services, the national gendarmerie units, the establishments mentioned in article L. 3222-1, groups of independent psychiatrists and the persons mentioned in article L. 6312-2.

The purpose of this system is to ensure that people suffering from mental disorders, wherever they may be, are provided with the emergency care appropriate to their condition and, where necessary, to ensure their transport to a health establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1, particularly if they need to be returned to full hospitalisation under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 3211-11.

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Article L3221-5-1

Dans chaque territoire de santé, l’agence régionale de santé organise un dispositif de réponse aux urgences psychiatriques en relation avec les services d’aide médicale urgente, les services départementaux et territoriaux d’incendie et de secours, les services de la police nationale, les unités de la gendarmerie nationale, les établissements mentionnés à l’article L. 3222-1, les groupements de psychiatres libéraux et les personnes mentionnées à l’article L. 6312-2.

Ce dispositif a pour objet de faire assurer aux personnes atteintes de troubles mentaux, en quelque endroit qu’elles se trouvent, les soins d’urgence appropriés à leur état et, le cas échéant, de faire assurer leur transport vers un établissement de santé mentionné à l’article L. 3222-1, notamment en cas de nécessité de retour en hospitalisation complète dans les conditions prévues au second alinéa de l’article L. 3211-11.

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